Serving Corona & north-central Queens

Shopping Around Will Not Wreck Your Credit. Here Is Why.

The single most expensive mistake a car buyer makes is accepting the first finance offer because they are afraid a second application will hurt their score. It usually will not, if you do it properly. That is worth understanding before you talk numbers with anyone — us included.

Your Kia Dealership Near Corona, Queens, NY

2746 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210 — thirteen miles south-west, at the Brooklyn College end of Nostrand. Down the Jackie Robinson and across Eastern Parkway takes 35 to 50 minutes and passes no toll booth at any point. Our Google rating is 4.2 stars from over a thousand reviews.

Corona sits inside the 25-mile radius for free delivery, which for a neighbourhood this far from us is the part most people end up using. We bring the car, sort the paperwork at your address and take the old one back.

4.2 ★Google rating
No tollAny route you pick
Free deliveryWithin 25 miles
6Showrooms, one block

Shop Kia Models In Stock Near Corona, Queens, NY

Live stock, updated as cars come and go. Ring before travelling if you want one specific trim.

New Kia Carnival for sale near Corona, Queens, NY at Plaza Kia
Minivan

Kia Carnival

Eight seats, sliding doors and a boot that still works with all of them up. For a full household it beats any SUV on the same money.

New Kia Telluride for sale near Corona, Queens, NY at Plaza Kia
Three rows

Kia Telluride

The SUV answer to the same question, with available all-wheel drive and a third row adults can actually use.

New Kia Sorento for sale near Corona, Queens, NY at Plaza Kia
Three rows

Sorento & Sorento Hybrid

Seven seats in a body short enough to park on 108th Street without circling for twenty minutes.

New Kia Sportage for sale near Corona, Queens, NY at Plaza Kia
SUVs

Sportage & Sportage Hybrid

Roosevelt Avenue traffic is the exact condition a hybrid is built for: crawling, stopping, starting again.

New Kia Seltos for sale near Corona, Queens, NY at Plaza Kia
Compact SUV

Kia Seltos

Where parking decides the purchase, this is the one that fits the gap everything else has to drive past.

New Kia K5 for sale near Corona, Queens, NY at Plaza Kia
Sedan

Kia K5

Lowest running costs of anything on this page, and the easiest thing here to insure for a newer driver.

Visit Our Kia Dealership Near Corona, Queens, NY

Address

Plaza Kia
2746 Nostrand Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11210

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Phone

Sales: (877) 545-6543
Service: (877) 545-6665
Parts: (877) 545-6701

Sales Hours

  • Mon–Thu9:00am – 8:00pm
  • Fri–Sat9:00am – 7:00pm
  • Sun11:00am – 5:00pm

Service & Parts Hours

  • Mon–Thu7:00am – 8:00pm
  • Fri–Sat7:00am – 7:00pm
  • SunClosed

Why Corona Households Look Toward Brooklyn

There are Kia stores closer than us, and for a service booking you should use one. Four things are worth the extra distance when you are actually buying.

The seven-seat question gets answered properly

Big households get pushed toward whatever three-row car the salesperson has most of. Here you can put a Carnival, a Telluride and a Sorento side by side in one visit, climb into the third row of each, and decide with the tape measure rather than the brochure.

A second finance offer costs you nothing

Lenders and factory programmes vary by store and by month. If your first quote came from a dealer round the corner, the only way to know whether it was good is to get another one. The section below explains why doing that is safe.

Six franchises bid on your trade

An Odyssey, a Sienna, a Pilot or a Palisade is worth more to the showroom that resells it than to one sending it to auction. All of those brands are on this block, thirty seconds apart.

Or we come to you

Thirteen miles is a real drive, and free delivery makes it unnecessary. The car arrives at your door, the signing happens at your kitchen table, and whatever you are replacing goes back with the driver.

Look at this before anything else: the manufacturer's programmes change every month and depend on the model, the trim and your credit tier. See current Kia rebates and incentives →

Google Reviews for Our Kia Dealer Near Corona, Queens, NY

Review from kaiya idlett
kaiya idlett
10/1/2026
Yemin was the best!! Great service 10/10
Review from Nyasia Mauldin
Nyasia Mauldin
9/30/2026
Yemin was so wonderful. He was patient, kind and made sure I left with something special! I highly recommend him.
Review from daouda barry
daouda barry
9/30/2026
Rashad my sales man got me dream car will refer to friends thank you so much

How to Compare Finance Offers Without Hurting Your Score

This is the part of car buying that costs people the most money and gets explained the least, so here it is plainly. None of it is advice specific to you — check the detail with the lender — but the shape of it is worth knowing before you sit down with anybody.

A cluster of applications counts as one

Credit scoring models are built on the assumption that someone applying to several lenders for a car loan in a short space of time is comparing one purchase, not borrowing five times over. Enquiries made inside that shopping window are treated as a single event. How long the window runs depends on which model the lender uses, so ask. What matters practically is this: compare offers within days of each other, not across months.

A short history is not a bad history

Plenty of people here are building a credit file rather than repairing one — new to it, or simply never needed to borrow before. Lenders treat those differently. Steady income counts. So does the deposit, and the equity in whatever you are part-exchanging, and a co-signer if there is one available. No dealer can promise an outcome in advance, and anyone who does is telling you something they cannot know. Applying is how you find out.

Know your own numbers before anyone else quotes them

Pull your own credit report first. It is free to do and it means nobody can tell you your score is worse than it is. Turning up already knowing the number changes the conversation completely, and it takes ten minutes.

Featured Kia Inventory Near Corona, Queens, NY

Current Kia Offers Near Corona, Queens, NY

Lease & finance

Kia Lease & Finance Offers

What the manufacturer is funding this month, broken out per model.

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This month

Plaza Kia Promotions

Regional money, and anything this store has running separately.

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Service & parts

Parts & Accessories

Third-row mats, roof bars and the rest, fitted here or shipped out.

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Your car

Instant Cash Offer

Know what your current car is worth before any figures get discussed.

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Offers change monthly and are subject to credit approval and program eligibility. Figures shown on the linked pages are current at the time of publication. Nothing here is financial or credit advice — confirm how enquiries are scored with the lender or your own adviser. Subway fares are set by the MTA.

Get Pre-Approved for Your Kia Near Corona, Queens, NY

Applying first means you arrive knowing the figure rather than finding it out in an office. It also means the comparison with any other quote happens inside the same short window, which is the whole point of the section above.

  • Lease or finance, on new, certified and used cars alike
  • Thin files, rebuilt credit and first-time borrowers all considered — the answer cannot be promised beforehand
  • Part-exchange value counted toward the deposit before anything is signed
  • Queens County plates, title and registration handled here — nothing left for you to file
Get Pre-Approved

Takes a few minutes. Subject to credit approval.

Thirteen Miles, and Every Brand Worth Comparing.

Plaza Auto Mall has been one family's business on Nostrand Avenue since 1975. On that single block sit Kia, Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, Acura and our used-car store, with a body shop for accident repairs and PlazaParts.com for parts.

For a household choosing its main family car, that concentration is the reason to travel. A Carnival against a Sienna and an Odyssey, in the same hour, with the children in the back seats deciding it for you — that comparison is genuinely hard to arrange anywhere else in the city.

And when it is simpler not to travel, we deliver to Corona and collect your current car on the way back.

Plaza Kia dealership on Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn, serving Corona, Queens, NY

New Kia Cars & SUVs for Sale Near Corona, Queens, NY

Where the household is large, start with the Carnival and the Telluride; they answer the same question in different shapes. The Sorento and its hybrid give you a third row in a car that still parks. Below that, the Sportage is the volume seller, with a hybrid that earns its keep on Roosevelt Avenue, and the Seltos is the one for tight streets. The K4 and K5 cover saloons and tend to be the cheapest of these to insure. The EV3 only works if you can charge where you park, which in Corona usually means you cannot — the EV research pages are worth reading before you decide.

Used & Certified Pre-Owned Kia Near Corona, Queens, NY

Six franchises feed one used lot here, and for a large family a two-year-old three-row car often makes far more sense than a new compact. The depreciation has already been taken by somebody else.

Before you buy any used Kia, anywhere, settle this. The ten-year, 100,000-mile powertrain cover in the advertising belongs to whoever registered the car new. A second owner gets a shorter term, and the certified programme is a separate thing added afterwards. Only the in-service date and the VIN say what is genuinely left. Read us the VIN on the phone and we will tell you free of charge, even on a car you are looking at somewhere in Queens.

Kia Service Near Corona, Queens, NY

Thirteen miles is far for an oil change, so use somewhere local for routine work and keep us for the jobs worth the trip. What the workshop handles:

  • Manufacturer-schedule servicing, oil and filter changes
  • Brakes, tyres, wheel alignment and suspension
  • Battery testing, including hybrid and EV systems
  • New York State inspection, with a multi-point check while it is up
  • Recalls and warranty repairs, coverage read off the VIN first
  • Diagnostics, electrical faults and air conditioning
  • Genuine Kia parts fitted here or sent out to you
  • Accident and panel work at Plaza Body Shop on the same block

Pickup and drop-off covers the metro area, so a Corona car can be collected, worked on and returned while nobody in the household loses a day.

Sell or Trade Your Car

Any make, any age, and no obligation to buy from us afterwards. Take the cash offer, or apply the value to the next car. The number comes from whichever showroom on this block sells that badge, which is normally why it beats a generic valuation. If a car is being delivered to Corona, the one it replaces goes back with the driver.

North-Central Queens Neighborhoods We Serve

Whether the search started as kia dealer near me on Junction Boulevard or family suv queens somewhere near Corona Plaza, these are the areas our customers here come from:

  • Corona
  • North Corona
  • Corona Heights
  • Lefrak City
  • Elmhurst
  • East Elmhurst
  • Jackson Heights
  • Woodside
  • Astoria
  • Flushing
  • Willets Point
  • Rego Park
  • Forest Hills
  • Kew Gardens
  • Briarwood
  • Richmond Hill
  • Jamaica
  • Maspeth
  • Middle Village
  • Glendale
  • Ridgewood
  • Sunnyside
  • Long Island City
  • Bayside

Households also travel in from Brooklyn, Manhattan, the Bronx, Nassau County and New Jersey.

Other Areas We Serve

Directions from Corona to Plaza Kia

The Jackie Robinson: the steady one

Grand Central Parkway east briefly, then the Jackie Robinson Parkway south to Atlantic Avenue, Eastern Parkway west and left down Nostrand. It is rarely quick and it is rarely a surprise, which over thirteen miles is worth more than raw speed. Allow 35 to 50 minutes.

The Van Wyck and the Belt: faster, when it works

Van Wyck south to the Belt Parkway, then west to Flatbush Avenue or Knapp Street. Off-peak this is the quicker of the two. In the late afternoon the Van Wyck is one of the least reliable roads in the borough, and this becomes the slower option by a wide margin.

Getting here without a car

It is possible and it is slow: the 7 to Times Square, then the 2 down to Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn College. Budget well over an hour. From Corona, this is the one market where we will usually suggest delivery instead rather than have you spend a morning on the subway. Fares and service are the MTA's.

Frequently Asked Questions About Buying a Kia Near Corona, Queens, NY

Will applying at several dealers damage my credit score?

Generally not, if the applications are close together. Credit scoring models treat a cluster of car-loan enquiries made inside a short shopping window as a single event, because they assume you are comparing one purchase rather than taking out several loans. The exact length of that window depends on which scoring model a lender uses. Spread the same applications across three months, though, and they start counting separately. We are not credit advisers, so confirm the detail with the lender or your own adviser — but do not let the fear of a second enquiry stop you comparing.

What if my credit history is short?

A thin file is not the same as a bad one, and lenders know the difference. Length of history is only one input; steady income, the size of your deposit and the value of a part-exchange all move the answer. A co-signer changes it further. Nobody can promise an outcome in advance, but a short history is a reason to apply and find out, not a reason to assume no.

How far is Plaza Kia from Corona?

Thirteen miles, and 35 to 50 minutes depending on the hour. The Jackie Robinson Parkway to Eastern Parkway is the steady route; the Van Wyck to the Belt is the alternative when the Jackie Robinson is backed up. Neither passes a toll.

Do you deliver to Corona?

Yes, free of charge, and given the distance it is what most Corona customers choose. The car is brought to your address, the paperwork completed there, and your current car collected on the same visit.

Which car seats the most people?

The Carnival, by a clear margin, and it does it with sliding doors and usable boot space behind the third row. The Telluride is the SUV alternative with all-wheel drive available. The Sorento seats seven in a shorter body if street parking is the bigger problem.

What are your sales, service and parts hours?

Sales trades from 9:00am, closing at 8:00pm Monday to Thursday and 7:00pm on Friday and Saturday; Sundays are 11:00am to 5:00pm. Service and parts start at 7:00am and finish at 8:00pm Monday to Thursday and 7:00pm Friday and Saturday. Both are shut on Sunday.

Is a certified pre-owned Kia still under the 10-year warranty?

Not as the headline implies. Ten years or 100,000 miles on the powertrain applies to the original owner and runs shorter for whoever buys the car next; certified coverage is a separate programme on top of that. The in-service date and the VIN are what matter, and we will check both at no cost before you decide anything.

Will you buy my car if I am not buying from you?

Any make, any age, with no strings. Because the franchise that retails your badge is on this block, the appraisal comes from the people who would resell it rather than from a book. If we are delivering to Corona, the old car leaves on the same trip.

Can I get there on the subway?

You can, but it is a long way round: the 7 to Times Square, then the 2 down to Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn College. Allow well over an hour. For Corona specifically, delivery or a lift is usually the better plan, and we would say so on the phone.

Do you handle New York registration and plates?

All of it in the building, including for buyers registering a car in their name for the first time. Bring whatever documents you have and we will tell you what is still needed before it holds anything up.

Get a Second Quote. It Is Safer Than You Think.

Compare inside the same week and it counts as one enquiry — or skip the trip and we will bring the car to Corona.